And here is how I installed it all. I did NOT use kext helper, I did it all manually using a second install of OS X - you can probably use the shell if you boot using -s if you don't have a second partition to boot from.

Firstly I deleted ALL of the existing ATI kext and ATI bundle files from /System/Library/Extensions. I then copied the new ones into place. I also copied across the opengl framework to System/Library/Frameworks and deleted everything in the /System/Library/Caches folder. I then booted with -s and once at the terminal did the following

I then booted using my bootable usb stick and used diskutility to repair disk permissions - once complete I rebooted specifying GraphicsEnabler=no as a kernel flag and once at the desktop with everything working I edited my com.apple.boot.plist to remove any reference to the GraphicsEnabler. That was that, job done!

If anybody finds the files and my instructions useful and can provide a better home to host them then I would be grateful. They are currently on the end of an adsl line so the downloads will be slow.

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 07:58 PM

I've tried helping a friend setting up his 6850. I've tried the new MBP and Lion kexts.

When booted the screen is just light blue, no cursor.

HOWEVER, I can connect to it with Remote Management, and run 3d apps with full acceleration, I can change the resolution to whatever I want, it recognizes 1024mb ram in System Profiler and so on.

After some time (5-10mins), seems random, suddenly the monitor will go from blue to showing the desktop. So suddenly it will work fine like nothing is wrong.

Anyone know what would cause this?

Thanks

I had the same problem over too many days to mention, I would either get a bluescreen or a white screen with a mouse pointer but no desktop. Only using my files and method above did I manage to get everything working.

Posted 14 March 2011 - 08:35 PM

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Posted 14 March 2011 - 08:53 PM

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I've updated my post and changed the links to rapidshare (you guys were killing my adsl line). Appologies to anybody who's download got cut short however if you use the new links it will be much faster than my poor old adsl line could provide.

Posted 14 March 2011 - 10:22 PM

Posted 14 March 2011 - 10:48 PM

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Okay ^Andy^ I'm giving it one more shot with your kexts and directions. Thankfully adding in another 250GB drive to my system allows me to use MacDrive 8 to move files around instead of using the miserable USB Thumbdrive to install updates like last time (so slow). I'll report my results later tonight. Thanks for giving me another hope to get this running on my system.

Posted 14 March 2011 - 11:11 PM

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I am very glad that the discovery of the bad kext(s) moved things forward for the 6850/70 crowd, I'm afraid that my 6970 is still either locking on solid blue or unaccelerated but working OK otherwise.

However, I am doing this on a real Mac so you guys may have better luck.

I used Pacifist to create a 10.6.6 from the MBP install DVD. It took all night but I am pretty sure that if this doesn't work running from that install, that there is something still missing for 6950/70 to work.

I am hopeful that one of you guys will prove me wrong and get one running on a Hack, in which case I have just not hit right combo.

Pure MBP 10.6.6 not working so I tried bring over Lion kexts one at a time, still no love.

Only plus to all of this bother is that under "Hardware" in Sys Profiler I now see "ThunderBolt". Looks cool but I would rather have working 6970.

Posted 15 March 2011 - 12:18 AM

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^Andy^,

I just wanted to thank you. I used your kexts with kext helper after installing the 10.6.6 update and they work perfectly. I didn't use the modified kernel or OpenGL Framework. The only issue I have now is that on reboot any display connected via MiniDP to DVI adapter is garbled, but unplugging and replugging the adapter clears it up right away. Can't believe I'm back on OS X from my i7 machine. You can't imagine how happy it makes me. Thanks again!

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Posted 15 March 2011 - 03:42 AM

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Just thought I'd link a shot of all 4 monitors running at once in OS X. Also, once I ran the DX58SO patcher for my board, the garbled screens at boot disappeared. Now working perfectly. The only thing I can't make work is the audio input on my X-Fi Titanium Fatality Sound Card, but I got a nice USB C-Audio adapter thats Mac Compatible with inputs on Amazon for 7 bucks. Thanks again ^Andy^, made my week.

Posted 15 March 2011 - 04:48 AM

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Just thought I'd link a shot of all 4 monitors running at once in OS X. Also, once I ran the DX58SO patcher for my board, the garbled screens at boot disappeared. Now working perfectly. The only thing I can't make work is the audio input on my X-Fi Titanium Fatality Sound Card, but I got a nice USB C-Audio adapter thats Mac Compatible with inputs on Amazon for 7 bucks. Thanks again ^Andy^, made my week.

Posted 15 March 2011 - 10:00 AM

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Hi, first of all thanks for the uploads and the reports of this method working; I'm trying to get my Sapphire 6870 working with little success, I managed to make it work just one time but after a restart things went back to the 1024x768 resolution with no QE/CI. It would be great if people that succeeded would post just a few info on their config, in particular the version of ##### used (normal or legacy?) and where they put the kexts, in E/E or S/L/E, even better if you could post all the steps from the clean install of 10.6.6 to a working setup. Also, does it make a difference which HDMI port I'm using? Thanks again, and sorry for the newbie questions, I'm new to the Hackintosh scene.